MFS Enters Ameritech's Turf
By Providing Local Services

Ameritech Corp. moved one step closer in its plan to enter the long-distance phone business by agreeing to let MFS Communications Co. sell local-phone services in the Bell's five-state region.

Ameritech hopes to take advantage of a recent telecommunications law that allows local and long-distance phone providers into each other's markets. But like other regional Bells, Chicago-based Ameritech must first prove that local-phone competition exists in its territory. The three-year pact allows MFS to sell local phone services...